It is an encouraging method to fight against dengue. Nouméa, in New Caledonia, has set up the “Eliminate dengue” program, which involves releasing mosquitoes infected with bacteria into the wild, making them incapable of transmitting the virus. “Once inside the mosquito, Wolbachia removes the insect's ability to transmit viruses such as dengue, zika and chikungunya,” the city explains on its website. These new mosquitoes will then go on to reproduce with the local mosquitoes and transmit the bacteria to their offspring. ” Throughout the world, nearly 50 million annual cases of dengue are recorded, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), In Saint-Martin, transmission is still sporadic, according to the Institute for Public Health Surveillance ( InVS).
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